Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim’s office put out a release on Friday afternoon, March 20, just after 4:30 p.m.:

Effective Saturday, March 21, 2020, all County of Hawai‘i beach and shoreline parks, public shoreline access easements, public open space shoreline and coastal lands, undeveloped county shoreline and coastal lands are closed to all access and uses until further notice.

All camping, pavilion and use permits associated with these affected lands are also cancelled or suspended until further notice.

For further information, please call Parks and Recreation at 961-8311.